Further Reading

If you're heading over to Milan to start a new life then Living, Studying and Working in Italy: Everything You Need to Know to Fulfill Your Dreams of Living Abroad by T Neighbour and M Larner, would be prudent bedtime reading.

In The Work of Ettore Sottsass and Associates Anita Banzini et al give you an insight into the work of one Milan's greatest design teams.

If you are interested in Renaissance Milan read A Convent Tale: A Century of Sisterhood in Spanish Milan by P Renee Baernstein for the fascinating story of a group of confined nuns.

If crime fiction is your game then check out local author Laura Grimaldi for some great Milanese action. Hard-boiled fans can uncover the city's secrets with Milan's greatest physician turned crime solver 'Duca Lamberti' created by Giorgio Scerbanenco, in titles including Duca and the Milan Murders.